Ningbo, CN to Houston, US (CNNBO to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Ningbo and Houston starts at $7,857 per 20' container and at $9,736 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 23 to 44 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and 5 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,736 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 39 days at sea, while the fastest option (23 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $332 costs 16 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,736) sits 21% above the $8,030 average of the 9 weekly rate checks recorded since May 21, 2026.
Rates checked on Aug 17, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $9,736 | $206 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $9,736 | $206 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $9,736 | $206 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $9,786 | $206 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 25 days | $10,051 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 24 days | $10,051 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $10,051 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 25 days | $10,051 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,051 | $207 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 23 days | $10,068 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $10,068 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $10,945 | $207 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 32 days | $10,945 | $207 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 26 days | $11,115 | $207 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 29 days | $11,150 | TBA | $82 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 29 days | $11,159 | $164 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $11,164 | $141 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $11,164 | $141 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 44 days | $11,605 | $145 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 28 days | $11,605 | $145 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 30 days | $11,605 | $145 | $79 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 34 days | $11,764 | $141 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 27 days | $11,995 | $157 | $220 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 30 days | $11,995 | $157 | $220 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 30 days | $11,995 | $157 | $220 | Select & Quote |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
Rates last fetched on
25 sailings available · Transit: 23–44 days · 7 carriers